GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |
| flowery | of, relating to, or resembling flowers |
| ultimatum | a final proposition, condition, or demand |
| sidetrack | siding |
| distinctive | marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish |
| trajectory | the curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space |
| reverie | daydream |
| repugnance | the quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent |
| rebuff | to reject or criticize sharply : snub |
| divulge | to make known (something, such as a confidence or secret) |